Click it or Ticket

Massachusetts law requires all drivers and passengers to buckle up.

• More than six people a day are ejected from their motor vehicles during crashes in Massachusetts!

• Think you can "brace yourself" in a crash?  At just 35 mph, a 130 pound adult generates a force of 3,600 pounds.

• Just going to the store?  Wear you seat belt - 80% of traffic fatalities occur within 25 miles of home and at speeds less that 40 mph.

• Airbags inflate at up to 200 mph and can seriously injure unbelted drivers and passengers.

• Seat belts can prevent you from being knocked unconscious in a crash, improving your chances to escape and help other passengers.

For every motor vehicle crash there are three collisions

1. Vehicle Collision:  The motor vehicle hits a tree, a pole, or another vehicle.

2. Human Collision:  The motor vehicle stops, but anyone unbelted keeps moving.  Your face hits the windshield or steering wheel; your rib cage hits the dashboard.  Without your seatbelt, you could be thrown from the vehicle.

3. Internal Collision:  When you stop, your internal organs keep moving.  Your brain can crash into you skull, and your heart, lungs, and kidneys can smash into each other or bones.  It's the internal collision that leads to serious injury and dealth.